Canterbury-Bankstown 19–11 Newtown — Semi-Final, 1940 NRL Finals Series
24 Aug 1940 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 22,061
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 1940 NRL finals series: Canterbury-Bankstown 19–11 Newtown, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 24 Aug 1940.
Sourcing caveat: RLP's page names only the lead scorers per side and does not itemize the remainder of the points. Canterbury's named scoring (Denton 2 tries + Johnson 4 goals) totals 14, 6 short of the recorded 19. Newtown's named scoring (McLean 1 try + Kirk's unspecified goal tally) reaches at most 5, well short of the recorded 11. Re-queried the raw scoresheet twice; this is a genuine source gap, not resolved further. Reported as an honest, unresolved shortfall on both sides rather than invented scorers.
Scorers
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Tries: Denton (2) Goals: L. Johnson (4) |
| Newtown | Tries: McLean Goals: Kirk |
Team sheets
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Newtown | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. Johnson | Fullback | Debnam | 1 |
| 2 | Newham | Wing | Robertson | 2 |
| 3 | Denton | Centre | Gleeson | 3 |
| 4 | Russell | Centre | Kirk | 4 |
| 5 | Bonnyman (c) | Wing | McLean | 5 |
| 6 | Anderson | Five-Eighth | Nevin | 6 |
| 7 | McCarter | Halfback | Williams (c) | 7 |
| 8 | Clunas | Lock | Farrell | 8 |
| 9 | Farrar | Second Row | J. Kelly | 9 |
| 10 | Allison | Second Row | Wade | 10 |
| 11 | Porter | Prop | McLennan | 11 |
| 12 | Kirkaldy | Hooker | Phillips | 12 |
| 13 | Gibbs | Prop | Mulville | 13 |
| Alan Brady | Coach | Frank Burge | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Jack O'Brien |
Match report
24 Aug 1940, SCG. Halftime: Newtown led 9-8. Harry Porter (Canterbury) was sent off. Scrums 20-22 (Canterbury-Newtown).